Chapter 634: Surrounded

Kou Beiyue stared blankly at the man before him. The emotions surging within him weren't hope or joy, but rather a sense of grievance and sorrow. Like a bullied child seeing their parent, tears welled up in his eyes.

The seventeen-year-old boy cried out, his face covered in tears, choking out, "Liangchen is dead, Tongtong is dead..."

Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the living room, then at the room next door, a flash of grief in his eyes. "I'm sorry, I'm too late."

Despite rushing here as fast as he could, he was still a step behind. The slick, timid little fatty had returned to The Way of the Extraordinary.

His life, ruined by violence, ended in violence as well.

Zhao Xintong was also dead. She hadn't even reached adulthood, hadn't had the chance to heal the shadows of her childhood, and was already gone to heaven.

If there was a heaven, hopefully, there would be no abuse or discrimination there.

Kou Beiyue cried, "Xiaoyuan, save her, she's dying too."

Zhang Yuanqing's heart sank. He took Xiaoyuan from Kou Beiyue's arms and felt her pulse. It was gone, her heart had stopped beating.

Germs had invaded her internal organs, stealing her life, rotting her organs. Fortunately, within her decaying body, there was still a trace of life. She had only "died" recently.

Zhang Yuanqing immediately activated the "Green Emperor Longevity Technique" skill from his belt. Gentle, potent green light washed over Xiaoyuan's body, injecting vitality into her exhausted form.

The Green Emperor Jade Belt was a Dominator-quality item. The Longevity Technique could not only heal injuries and illnesses, detoxify poisons, but also restore stamina to its peak. It was a more powerful recovery skill than concentrated life essence.

Under his anxious gaze, Xiaoyuan's pale face regained its color, and her heartbeat stabilized.

Her eyelashes fluttered, then she opened her eyes. Finding herself in Yuanshi Tianzun's arms, seeing his handsome face so close, her eyes turned red.

A thousand words surged into her mind, but they were stuck in her throat, finally transforming into a torrent of tears.

Zhang Yuanqing silently exhaled and hugged her tightly, as if embracing a lost treasure found again.

He quickly released Xiaoyuan and took out two teleportation jade talismans, handing them over without expression or emotion, saying, "Teleport away, leave this to me. I will give you an explanation."

Kou Beiyue and Xiaoyuan knew the situation was urgent. This was not the time for talking, much less a place to vent emotions.

They both took the teleportation jade talismans and crushed them.

The jade talismans turned to powder and floated away, but the two remained in place, not teleporting.

"It seems your teleportation items are at the Saint level. Secretary Zhou predicted correctly." A man walked over, standing at the doorway, holding a crystal ball in his hand.

The miniature model inside the crystal ball was this very apartment, even including miniature figurines of everyone present.

This was a Dominator-level item. Low in quality and simple in function, it could contain a fixed location within the crystal ball, forming a Dominator-level enclosed space, with a time limit of ten minutes.

Within those ten minutes, only those he allowed could enter or exit.

This was specifically designed to counter Yuanshi Tianzun's teleportation items. In the battle of the Ten Thousand Mountains, Yuanshi Tianzun revealed that he possessed teleportation items, but teleportation items were rare, mostly at the Saint level. Dominator-quality teleportation items were almost non-existent.

Therefore, Secretary Zhou personally chose this item for Raging Waves Ruthless.

Zhang Yuanqing coldly stared at him, "Cai Qinhe's dog? Here for me..."

He unconsciously clenched his fist. He wasn't wrong. The real target of the official's operation this time was him. Cai Qinhe was making a move against him.

Zhao Xintong and Liangchen chose him as their master and died because of him.

"Yuanshi Tianzun!" Raging Waves Ruthless, dragging the crystal ball, didn't immediately attack. According to the original plan, he secretly spread the plague while sternly questioning:

"You interfered with law enforcement, attempted to protect evil professions. Now surrender and come back with me to face judgment. The Ten Elders are benevolent and may spare you the death penalty."

Zhang Yuanqing calmly looked at him. "Is that your last words?"

This place was already sealed off. This Rain Master was here to kill him. Surrendering was like offering his neck to be killed.

"Stubborn!" Raging Waves Ruthless said blandly, "Do you think that just because you are exceptionally talented, you can repeatedly touch the bottom line of the Five Elements Alliance? Since you've decided to betray the Five Elements Alliance, then I will execute you according to the law."

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly bent over, coughing violently, his face flushed.

He was infected.

"Roar~"

A clear, melodious dragon's roar rang out beside Zhang Yuanqing and the others, shaking their minds, emptying their thoughts.

The Rain Master's dragon roar could both dispel illusions and deafen.

Raging Waves Ruthless seized the opportunity, flicking out a drop of water. The drop of water transformed into a downpour, carrying the kinetic energy to penetrate steel plates, enveloping the three.

For a Rain Master, a drop of water could be a sniper bullet.

"Pa pa pa..."

The raindrops struck the thick, earthy-yellow light screen rapidly and loudly.

Behind the light screen, Zhang Yuanqing, having activated the experience card, his expression gradually twisted, his eyes frantic, stared at Raging Waves Ruthless, a grin splitting his face:

"I like this feeling of anger and resentment, even if it comes from me, because it will support me, kill all my enemies in the world, leaving none behind, starting with you."

Compared to the previous madness, this time, there was a touch of sorrow in his eyes, and... anger.

He activated the effects of the Sacrificial Heaven Set, donning the black robe, igniting flames into sleeves, treading on yellow clouds, and wrapped in green light.

The Sacrificial Heaven Set and the Five Elements Spiritual Power complemented each other.

A terrifying pressure descended from the sky, bringing tremors from the depths of the soul.

Fear inexplicably welled up in Raging Waves Ruthless's heart, as if encountering a natural enemy. The water-attribute spiritual power within him showed signs of sluggish operation.

The Sacrificial Heaven Set and the Five Elements Spiritual Power had no effect on other professions, but they had a natural suppression effect on the five major professions of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Zhang Yuanqing raised his palm behind him, aimed at Xiaoyuan and Kou Beiyue, and gently clenched his fist.

Earthy-yellow spiritual power condensed into square walls, encasing the two within.

The earth walls not only provided powerful defense, protecting the two from the aftermath of the battle, but also blocked the spread of germs, placing them in a sterile environment.

"No wonder Elder Cai wanted to get the Sacrificial Heaven Set. If he gathers them all, Elder Cai will be the leader of the Ten Elders, perhaps able to challenge the Alliance Leader." Raging Waves Ruthless was shocked and quickly retreated.

With his spiritual power suppressed, he wasn't flustered, still calm and composed, his tone cold. "Knowing you could fight a Dominator, do you think I'm the only one who came to Jinshan City?"

........

Outside the complex, the Red Thread Ball rolled out of the void. Xie Su and Zhang Yuanqing, following the direction of the Red Thread Ball, stepped out of the void, one after the other, descending into reality.

As soon as they appeared, Xie Su turned his gaze to the sky.

Two clusters of dense white mist drifted from afar, seemingly slow, but extremely fast, arriving in the blink of an eye.

Although the Five Elements Alliance had been integrated for more than twenty years, the concept of factions was weak among the low and mid-level official players. But at the Dominator level, they still maintained the habits of the past.

Therefore, Elder Cai's confidants were basically from the Water God Palace. The other nine elders were the same.

Zhang Yuanqing said in a low voice, "They're here to kill me, Uncle Xie, I'll go help my clone. You guys hold them back, ten minutes is enough."

Xiaoyuan and Kou Beiyue were still in the barrier. The clone lacked armor-breaking items, and relying solely on sword qi would make it difficult to shatter the barrier of a Dominator-level item. He had to go himself.

If it dragged on any longer, Xiaoyuan and Kou Beiyue wouldn't be able to escape.

Xie Su turned to look at him. He didn't know when it started, but Yuanshi Tianzun's expression had become terribly gloomy.

He didn't ask, but he could roughly guess the reason.

Xie Su nodded slightly, solemnly warning, "Save the people and retreat. Don't touch the elders inside, understand?"

Zhang Yuanqing didn't respond, transforming into starlight and disappearing.

This time, he didn't snap his fingers for entertainment.

.........

In the closed command center, Secretary Zhou, staring at the projection screen, saw the figures of Xie Su and Yuanshi Tianzun appearing in the Chonghua complex through the images returned by the drones.

"How did Xie Su come?" Secretary Zhou's expression changed.

He immediately grabbed his phone and dialed his assistant's number, saying in a deep voice:

"Call Xie Su and tell him to get back to the Xie family. If he dares to interfere with this matter, his position as the head of the family will be over. Also, immediately send..."

Drawing his confidants from the camp at this time was obviously unrealistic. Besides, without prior brainwashing, even his confidants wouldn't dare to kill Yuanshi Tianzun.

After a pause, Secretary Zhou's heart stirred, and he changed his words: "Notify all the elders of the Crab City branch and the Songhai branch to immediately rush to Chonghua District, Jinshan City. They must arrive within ten minutes."

The barrier time of the crystal ball was only ten minutes.

........

Xie Su looked at the two clusters of white mist drifting over and shouted, "Please stop, two elders."

The voice contained the hypnotism of a Musician, causing the two Rain Masters in the white mist to stop.

"Roar~"

But in the next second, a clear dragon's roar shook the night sky, dispelling the hypnotism.

Seeing this, Xie Su's Adam's apple bobbed, and he let out a loud infant's cry.

The cry echoed again and again, entering the white mist. Soon, a cry also came from the white mist.

The white mist dissipated, revealing the figures of two Rain Masters, one middle-aged, one old. Both of their abdomens were bulging high, emitting the cries of infants.

As their abdomens grew larger, the auras of the two Dominators rapidly declined.

"Hmph!" The middle-aged Rain Master snorted coldly, "Xie Su, are you also going to collude with evil professions and be enemies with the official? Does the Xie family know what you're doing?"

As he spoke, the bodies of the two Dominators transformed into clear streams of water, causing the fetuses in their abdomens to fall out. Before the fetuses could land, they were caught by the streams of water, digested, and absorbed.

They were all Dominators; there were no weaklings. It was difficult to restrain them with just one skill.

But Xie Su wasn't flustered at all. As a Musician, besides skills in the Life domain, he also had Red Thread and Charm.

Xie Su stretched out his hands, pinching something in mid-air, as if pinching something.

He pinched those two things and tied them to his wrists.

Connecting the Red Thread.

He connected the red threads of the two Dominators to himself, which would create a strong feeling of goodwill between the three parties, even bromance, combined with the charm bonus of the Musician, a fatal chain of persuasion would be achieved.

It was worth mentioning that as the strongest life-saving skill of the Musician profession, the Red Thread was different from the illusion of evil spirits. It was the most essential emotion of human beings. The dragon's roar couldn't dispel it.

The two Dominators could only silently wait for the Red Thread time to pass.

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Zhang Yuanqing appeared outside the anti-theft door, his face gloomy. He summoned the Purple Thunder Hammer, took out the Craftsman's Ring and put it on, raised the Little Pumpkin and smashed it at the anti-theft door.

The anti-theft door directly turned into dust, but a glass-like protective shield blocked the Little Pumpkin.

Zhang Yuanqing swung the hammer again and again, his arms swelling red, his face turning purple, and veins bulging on his forehead.

Finally, with a "crack" sound, the glass shield shattered, and the barrier covering the apartment was broken.

The resonance ability of the Purple Thunder Hammer specialized in breaking items. Dominator items of ordinary quality couldn't withstand the hammering at all.

Zhang Yuanqing transformed into starlight and disappeared, bypassing the fiercely fighting living room, came to the master bedroom, and shattered the earth wall with two hammer blows.

Along with the sound of the earth crumbling, he saw Kou Beiyue slumped on the ground, and Xiaoyuan sitting cross-legged.

"The barrier is broken, leave here!" Zhang Yuanqing urged, "Go to a place where no one can find you and hide."

Xiaoyuan helped Kou Beiyue up and looked at him with countless complex emotions in her eyes.

"Go!" Zhang Yuanqing urged coldly.

Xiaoyuan quickly transformed into a Bee Woman, lifted Kou Beiyue, and with a flap of her wings, rushed out of the balcony, disappearing into the distance amidst the buzzing of her wings.

As soon as she left, the sound of fierce gunfire came from outside the complex.

Obviously, the official players lurking around had discovered someone escaping and tried to snipe them, but bullets couldn't keep up with Xiaoyuan's speed. Even a scout couldn't possibly snipe a fleeting fighter jet in the night.

As soon as Xiaoyuan left, an earthy-yellow qi wall enveloped the apartment, re-forming the barrier.

The difference from before was that now it was two Yuanshi Tianzuns closing the door to beat the dog.

Zhang Yuanqing quickly rushed out of the master bedroom, came to the living room, the living room was a mess, as if it had just been swept by a hurricane, all the furniture was in pieces, the faucets in the bathroom and kitchen were gushing water.

Standing water covered the floor.

Two water flows formed human shapes, chasing each other in the water, sometimes leaping out of the water, sometimes diving into the water.

The emotion of fear exploded in Raging Waves Ruthless's heart. He didn't expect to lose so quickly. All the skills he knew, Yuanshi Tianzun knew.

And the skills he didn't know, Yuanshi Tianzun also knew.

Fighting this child was like fighting a Dominator of the five major orderly mainstream professions, there was no chance of winning at all.

As soon as they exchanged blows, he was almost drained of his spiritual power by a terrifying qi vortex. The Dominator-level Mirror skill saved his life, creating a fake body to replace the real one, so he could escape.

Then, he manipulated the tap water to burst the pipes, using the overflowing water to create a simple home-field advantage and fight Yuanshi Tianzun.

Five Elements Earth countered Water, and this was a residential building, not connected to the earth, the earth spiritual power that could be used was limited.

The water in the pipes was endless, the flames were difficult to evaporate, and the characteristics of the Water Ghost made the physical output of the Wood Demon and Swordsman useless. Only in this way could he survive with difficulty.

He was waiting for Yuanshi Tianzun's consumable item's duration to pass, or for the support of the two Rain Master companions.

Zhang Yuanqing's gaze swept across the living room, and without hesitation, he grabbed the Soul-Destroying Blade. Knowing the characteristics of the Water Ghost, he activated the Black Blade and activated Soul Capture.

He raised his left hand and made a grasping motion towards Raging Waves Ruthless.

A translucent spirit projection was pulled out by him.

Zhang Yuanqing then switched to the War Soul skill and slashed down with the blade.

"Ah..."

This slash made it even harder for Raging Waves Ruthless, who was already struggling to support himself, to continue. He screamed and fell out of the water clone state, painfully holding his head.

Zhang Yuanqing's clone grinned and pounced up, his qi vortex swelled, firmly attaching him.

The spiritual power in Raging Waves Ruthless's body rapidly flowed away, his skin lost its moisture, and his eyeballs protruded from their sockets. It was only at this time that he recovered from the soul shock and realized that he was already trapped in the qi vortex, his spiritual power exhausted, and it was difficult to use the mirror clone.

He felt the fear of death, a suffocating fear.

This was a taste he hadn't experienced since being promoted to Dominator.

"Yuanshi Tianzun, you can't kill me, you can't kill me..." Raging Waves Ruthless called out hoarsely, "Killing an official elder is a capital crime, you can't kill me."

Zhang Yuanqing's clone grinned, "Haven't you ever attended a trial? I'm naturally rebellious and have a rebellious bone. Is threatening me useful?"

Raging Waves Ruthless struggled to turn his head and looked at Yuanshi Tianzun's main body.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Zhao Xintong's room, and then at the little fatty who was submerged by water. All his emotions finally turned into one sentence: "Return to The Way of the Extraordinary!"

His killing intent was determined!

"No, no, I can help you testify against Elder Cai. He planned the operation, the real purpose was to deal with you. I can be a witness..." Raging Waves Ruthless's body withered a bit more, like a withered old man.

Zhang Yuanqing ignored him. This kind of promise had no meaning. Once he escaped the current crisis, he would definitely betray them.

Despair gleamed in Raging Waves Ruthless's eyes, flashing unwillingness. He didn't have a mirror at this time, otherwise, he would have realized that his expression was no different from the "gutter rats" he had just killed.

Raging Waves Ruthless stopped struggling, his expressions of despair, unwillingness, and hatred frozen on his face.

He had returned to The Way of the Extraordinary.

At this time, the Five Elements Spiritual Power experience card's duration had passed, and the clone quickly took off the Sacrificial Heaven Set and threw it back.

"Hurry up and run, main body. If you don't run, you're done for." The clone wasn't crazy anymore, his intelligence had regained the high ground.

As soon as he finished speaking, the earthy-yellow barrier outside the balcony shattered, and eleven figures broke through the barrier and rushed into the house.

In addition to the Xie Su and his team who were fighting outside, there were also the elders from the Songhai branch and the Crab City branch.

The eyes of the Dominators swept over, all looking at Raging Waves Ruthless, who had turned into a dried corpse, in Yuanshi Tianzun's hand.

The pupils of the elders shrank slightly.

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ps: Fix typos later.